http://www.modvic.com/
i had the interesting privilege of being at the same show with this company http://www.backhometothefutureshow.com/ and since home decor and apparel often cross influence each other i thought this would be of interest. Mod Vic is considered a cross over home decor company from Victorian to Steampunk.
http://www.bruteforceleather.com/store/Scripts/default.asp is another company i deal with often. they started out in corsets, basic clothing, and some fetish wear. they now have a growing business in steampunk accessories. http://www.bruteforceleather.com/store/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=40
Steampunk is currently a very hot rising style trend in certain subcultures. steampunk refers to the blending of Victorian style, with technology. It can range from very subtle (mostly Victorian) to very overt (exposed gears, working or not, exposed tubing, cyborg looking parts).
In a bad case someone takes an otherwise ordinary design and throws a gear print on it and calls it "steampunk" but there are very good people working in this style in all fields (accessories, clothing, home decor, etc).
some of the subtler trends you see look an awful lot like someone mixed Victorian (corset, monocle, vests, long skirts, etc) with punk rock.
In more mainstream clothing we see this in the rising popularity of victorian style (monocle, pince nez, corset) being used with modern technology (like a very antique victorian looking pouch designed to hold your android phone)
this style is gaining ground in jewelry, especially. with mock gear parts now being sold by mainstream suppliers to the hobiest and trade like Fire Mountain Gems, Rio Grande, and more
kirsten houseknecht
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